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A portion of Peabody Energy is dependent on the success of the steel industry. This week, we get a preview of how both have been doing with earnings from Peabody, Steel Dynamics, and Nucor.

This segment is from Tuesday's edition of Digging for Value, in which sector analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss energy and materials news with host Alison Southwick. The twice-weekly show can be viewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It can also be found on Twitter, along with our extended coverage of the energy and materials sectors @TMFEnergy.

When the market closes today, Steel Dynamics(NASDAQ:STLD) will kick off a week where two struggling industries get a glimpse from market leaders at how how things have fared for the past three months. The two industries under discussion are the coal and steel markets. Despite the success of the overall market for the past two years, both of these industries have largely missed out due to several issues, some of which are shared between them. Tune in below for more on our outlook for Steel Dynamics, its larger peer Nucor(NYSE:NUE), and coal-mining heavyweight Peabody Energy(NYSE:BTU).

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Taylor is an Associate GM in our Fool International operations. Prior to that he covered all things Energy + Materials as an analyst. Over the years, he has built an investing skill set to rely on when evaluating companies inside and out. While at the Fool, he has made appearances on CNBC and Fox Business. In addition, he completed his MBA at the University of Maryland and will sit for the Level II CFA Exam.